New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-28
THE TALK OF THE DAY.

"A dangerous counterfeit Of the silver dollar coca
sionally passed In this city is made Of ground glass
a ntiLed with tin, Lead and other metals. Eek
oerienccd bank tellers say they cannot easily detect
this countorfeit. Thcso glass dollars are tritte. III
held In the palm OF the hand and raped Vigorously
with a knife handle. the dollar Is easily spilt. lhey
hayo the met auc ling Of genuine dollar, arc the
cv,lec size aud Of nearly the exact weight
Nature As Man Fixes It.-Philanthropist-My dear
little children, you should not play IN these dirty
alleys. Don't you like the public parks
Child-Oh, yes, they are beautiful.
ayes. indeed, and you should 60 to them as onen
as possible breath tho fresh air and learn " love
tho beauties of nature"
Remember, dear little ones, that God ID made made
little girl, tell what You fret observe when you
visit those delightful homes OF ~, nature Wre, 4
Keep OF the Grass."-tOmaha World
Minister'S Wife, packing the trunk for vacation
Now, DEAR give me all the heavy articles first, a.
want to put them In the bottom Of the trunk
MINISTERIAL right Oh, BY the way, here arc my
sermons. which am going to take along; where Will
you put themi
wife-wen, 1 guess III put them IN the bottom
aHan Columbia Happy and.n-American Father
Yes d nnys parici beg your pardon SIR but it
shame for an American Youth born IN l al bi o
liberty, the inhcntor Of freedom oeiuea,nea 20 nun
ton, TO ritter away his best years In Europe
al sent him there 10 learn trade Inc appren.icc
~ stem IL no longer owed In this country, you know
II see: but he will come back with no knowledge
OF American instit9ticns" l.. - ANA. ,,,..,t
Of; for forelgnborn citizen, and get elected 70
an onice."-tomaha World
We hate to have Philadelphia know It, but it Is an
actual fact there Is hOurishing crop OF grass
and oats growing East Thirty fourth-st, near Fifth
ave-. and for thar matter on many other "swen'
streets. II things 90 In this way the Street Do
partmcnt viii have invest In a good mower to cut
the grass the streets. may DO we'll to state that
thero is nothing green In Wall Street unless 1t b the
lambs"
when Mr.. Pullman returns he will find tho car
shops the suburb south Of rushed with orders as
they have not been III years. The orders now on
hand cannot be executed BY January l. 1858. The
car shops at Plltian alone thcro aro 800 workers.,
and .her pay rof for juno was s156,o0o This Is an
boys and unskillcd laborers II tho highest average
q gss By a ie S%sn IL sss
from s7s TO ei4o per month. ns,, .,r .vsr
built by the Pulmansi y asked the head Of one Of
tho departments there. "Forty. thousand dollars y
70 grief H. w cos, n q
a Pullman car is about $4,000 Tho vcssibule car
DO You build cars az Pullman and ship them to
send them to The nerby shops IN England where the
woodwork finishing and uphoisterfng arc dono' -
(Chcaeo Mail
@welI, brother what are you going to do for the
Church missions in Africa this year r. asked city
pastor of one Of his leading pillars last evening.
81 can't do any thing brother, this season., rcphen
the !. D.. sobery.
cant Why not ~
aWell, tho Truth is that ono OF my best buildings
which rented at fine profit for pool room ana
bucket shop, has been lett vacant on my hands under
the law and feel too poor TO help the suffering
heathen In other lands IChicago Journal.
Colonel wattersou Il just pcrmeated with 10Y over
tho news that the English people are beginning TO
think well Of the American style OF horseback riding
land he jocrs numerically at the American Anglo
maniacs who have always been trying to copy tho
English style OF riding. Tho Colonel should now go
over to England and take q spin horseback In
people how a blue grass Kentucky gentleman cxcels
0, Oh tho Wild West cowboy In riding.
THE THISTLE AND THE VOLUNTEER
The Thistle comes across the foam
To take our precious cup away;
The trophy with her must 20 homo
That's what the British yacht sInen say.
She Is a boat Of wondrous speed,
And I.ko q swallow skins the seas
in lghtest airs, and has no need
To walt TN blows "cutter breeze"
Well, people have a right to boast
About their own for speech Is FREQ;
But It's not those who brag the most
As scotchmcn know, who boar tho gree"
The This 10 Ia o bonnie boat
But shortly twill appear
That we have put yacht afoat
To match her In the volunteer
Hail voluntcerl Auspicious nane
In enterprise on land and seal
Though thou hast yet to win thy fame,
OF thy doubts have we.
The cup shall never cross tho sea,
The hearts Of Engllshmon to cheer,
While to defend tho trophy We
Have left Yankee "VOlunteer"
-Boston Courier
A little five yearold maiden discovered the evening
star a few nights ago. She had seen 1t before
and was delighted Aunte," sho cried, " come